Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian
Welterweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Thiago Alves
BrazilThiago Alves
“Pitbull”
23-15-0
RESULT

Thiago Alves def. Kuniyoshi Hironaka (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 4:04
Kuniyoshi Hironaka
JapanKuniyoshi Hironaka
23-9-0
Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Thiago Alves defeated Kuniyoshi Hironaka by TKO in round 2 (4:04) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian, held Wednesday, September 19, 2007.

Fight stats

Thiago Alves
Kuniyoshi Hironaka
0
Knockdowns
0
48 of 97
Significant strikes
15 of 39
49%
Sig. strike accuracy
38%
50 of 101
Total strikes
20 of 44
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 6
-
Takedown accuracy
33%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:53
Control time
1:36
Significant strikes by target
28 of 72
Head
7 of 30
2 of 3
Body
3 of 3
18 of 22
Leg
5 of 6
28 of 68
Distance
10 of 32
14 of 17
Clinch
3 of 5
6 of 12
Ground
2 of 2

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
24 of 56
Sig. str.
9 of 24
25 of 59
Total str.
11 of 26
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:25
Ctrl
0:27
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
24 of 41
Sig. str.
6 of 15
25 of 42
Total str.
9 of 18
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 5
0
Sub. att
0
0:28
Ctrl
1:09

Frequently asked questions

Who won Thiago Alves vs Kuniyoshi Hironaka?

Thiago Alves defeated Kuniyoshi Hironaka by TKO in round 2 (4:04) in the Welterweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Thomas vs Florian, held Wednesday, September 19, 2007.

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Thiago Alves 58%42% Kuniyoshi Hironaka

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Welterweight roster (258 fighters)

Thiago Alves
Striking Technician
8 edges
Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Grappling Specialist
3 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

95Power69
97Speed57
95Precision48
94Durability72
93Engine68
58Wrestling97
79Ground95

Biggest edge Thiago Alves, Accuracy +47

Attribute by attribute

Thiago Alves is on the left of every row, Kuniyoshi Hironaka on the right.
95Punch power78
94Kick power60
97Punch speed62
97Kick speed52
95Accuracy48
58Takedowns97
84Ground striking97
74Submissions93
91Chin67
97Body strength77
93Cardio68

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

23-15-0
Record
23-9-0
1734
Power Index rating
1678
0
Win Streak
0
42
Age
50
5'9"
175 cm
Height
5'10"
178 cm
70"
178 cm
Reach
70"
178 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Welterweight
Weight Class
Welterweight
Brazil
Nationality
Japan

Striking Profile

3.73
SLpM
1.98
41%
Str. Acc.
40%
3.42
SApM
3.01
62%
Str. Def.
54%

Grappling Profile

0.71
TD Avg.
1.91
60%
TD Acc.
30%
63%
TD Def.
25%
0.30
Sub. Avg.
0.60

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Thiago Alves · 2-3
  • L
    Mike Perry
    BKFC: Knuckle Mania 4 · Apr 27, 2024
    TKO · R1 · 1:00
  • W
    Ulysses Diaz
    BKFC 18: Beltran vs. Shewmaker · Jun 26, 2021
    TKO · R3 · 2:00
  • W
    Julian Lane
    BKFC 12: Alves vs. Lane · Sep 11, 2020
    Split Decision
  • L
    Tim Means
    UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Rozenstruik · Dec 8, 2019
    Submission · R1 · 2:38 · Welterweight
  • L
    Laureano Staropoli
    UFC 237: Namajunas vs Andrade · May 12, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Kuniyoshi Hironaka · 2-3
  • L
    Andy Souwer
    Shoot Boxing · Dec 1, 2015
    Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
  • L
    Andy Souwer
    Shoot Boxing · Nov 30, 2014
    TKO · R3 · 0:32
  • W
    Dong Hyun Ma
    VTJ 6th · Oct 4, 2014
    Submission · R2 · 2:33
  • L
    Isao Kobayashi
    Pancrase 257 · Mar 30, 2014
    TKO · R3 · 3:58 · Lightweight
  • W
    Yoshihiro Koyama
    Shooto 4th Round 2013 · Sep 29, 2013
    Submission · R4 · 3:46 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 27 fights · 4 fights
41.0
Avg sig. strikes
16.5
0.52
Avg takedowns
2.00
1:09
Avg control time
3:26
116
Career high strikes
26
3
Career high TDs
5

Strike Distribution

Thiago Alves
Strike target
Kuniyoshi Hironaka
51%
Head
73%
14%
Body
14%
35%
Leg
14%
Thiago Alves
Strike position
Kuniyoshi Hironaka
78%
Distance
39%
11%
Clinch
11%
10%
Ground
50%